Govt confirms 148 deaths from dengue so far

A dengue patient undergoes treatment at a hospital. UNB File Photo
A dengue patient undergoes treatment at a hospital. UNB File Photo

The government on Friday confirmed that so far 141 people died of mosquito-borne disease Dengue since the beginning of the year, reports news agency UNB.

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has received 266 reports of dengue-related deaths. It has reviewed 234 of them and confirmed 148 deaths.

Meanwhile, 102 dengue patients, including 68 in Dhaka, are undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country.

Twenty two new dengue patients were admitted to the hospitals in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday.

Thirteen of them were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Health Services said in its regular update.

It said 101,319 people have been hospitalised with dengue in the country since January. Of them, 100,951 made full recovery.